New Linux PDA For Blind People

[hank smith]

wonder what the price tag is on this one?
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Subject: New Linux PDA For Blind People


>A radically new concept in adapted PDA technology was shown in prototype
> during CSUN. Designed from the ground up to serve users who are blind or
> visually impaired, the hand-held Icon from Levelstar (a new company in
> AT) provides a 20 Gb hard drive, Firefox, email, integrated Book Share
> access,calendar, address book, one touch audio recording, and a music
> player. When docked a full size keyboard facilitates word processing
> tasks. The hand-held device includes WiFi, GSM telephone, GPS, and
> BlueTooth.
>
> There are two podcasts demonstrating this device at:
>
> http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct481BreakfastWithMarc.mp3
> http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct482IconDemo.mp3
>
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